Wednesday, February 28, 2007

QA Analyst in New York, NY

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
DescriptionMajor international investment bank is currently seeking a Senior QA/QC Analyst for a long-term project in mid-town NYC.

Project Description
Wealth Management Report (WMR) is the consolidation of brokerage and individual brokerage management information. The project goal is to create a single view, consolidating multiple accounts and assets for the purpose of reporting data and performance accurately to our clients. The candidate must be able to manage multiple project initiatives aimed at achieving this goal.

The candidate must be a leader in Quality Assurance, providing clear testing scope and objectives for each initiative. The candidate must be able to meet challenging deadlines while implementing "best practices" throughout the development life cycle.


Responsibilities:

--Create test plans for assigned projects and applications.
--Develop test cases based on business requirements, functional and technical specifications, and development standards for assigned projects/applications.
--Build sql queries to validate data
--Maintain existing test plans and test cases based on code changes and enhancements to assigned applications.
--Perform system load/stress tests for selected applications.
--Track issues and work with project managers and developers to resolve.
--Create and send issue reports to project team and management during test cycles.
--Coordinate user acceptance testing.


Required Skills:
--Strong communication and follow up skills (verbal/written).
--Ability to decipher requirements and test scope when documentation is unavailable
--Work independently. Attention to details.
--Hard working, self motivated, and assertive
--Excellent organizational skills
--Capable of facilitating and leading meetings
--Ability to create screen designs/mock-ups, and report definitions
--Skills in Microsoft Office, ability to create documentation and presentations, develop spreadsheets
--SQL queries
--Visio and MS Project Skills
--Mercury QuickTest Professional and Quality Center
--Ability to create/present executive level report and presentations
--SDLC

Business Experience & Education:
--BA/BS Required
--5-7 years QA/IT experience in the financial industry
--3-4 years QA experience in capital markets with respect to any or all of the following applications: Asset / Wealth Management, trust, hedge funds, performance reporting, personal and family assets.
--QA/QC certification a plus (from PMI, QAI, IIST or other organization)

Can pay in the neighborhood of 550-575day

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